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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1910
Page
3
A persuasive appeal praising Sibley as a large employer who pays top wages and protects workers during panics. It highlights sick pay half‑salary, doctor bills, a lifelong pension at sixty, and broad charitable support. It credits him with farmer aid, oleomargarine and irrigation votes, pension reform, and attentive constituent service.
The death of a Washington door-keeper opened a vacancy in the 28th Congressional District. Local veterans sought the post, but Congressman Wheeler replied he could not help, noting the New York headkeeper would likely choose a New York man. The Ozark County Blaze echoes the critique of Wheeler’s influence versus the door-keeper’s power.
The passage charges Mr. Wheeler with shipping lumber from his district to overseas markets and opposing Roosevelt conservation policies. It accuses him of backing tariffs that block Canadian lumber and portrays him as favoring lumber barons over workers building homes. The rhetoric questions a laboring voter’s rationale to reelect him.
The piece critiques the Wheeler campaign strategy noting emphasis on J C Sibley as a Standard Oil stockholder while denying Wheeler ties to the Lumber Trust. It questions the farmer's view and suggests Wheeler would form a newspaper trust with weak timber editors, while praising his lumber expertise.
A New Jersey man found five thousand dollars inside a Bible that his grandmother gave him thirty five years ago. The discovery, noted by the Atlantic Journal, is remarkable for its timing and the source of the find.
In Forest county the Wheeler family lifting a tax burden while their timber holdings show far lower per acre valuations than rivals. The piece questions fairness as John Wheeler’s influence and wealth appear to skew assessable values and burden on farmers and workers.
A Sharon man returning from a trip to Pymatuning township reports that nearly every farmer he spoke with supports Joseph Sibley for Congress. Of four merchants interviewed only one backed Wheeler, stating deference to the incumbent but personal Sibley support. He talked with at least 50 farmers and found strong Sibley sentiment.
Franklin readers are urged to back Hon. J. C. Sibley amid continued personal attacks by the Venango Daily Herald. The Franklin Vindicator argues Sibley is a steadfast ally to labor and farmers with broad community support and calls for voters to endorse him over his critics in the Republican field.
A veteran from the 28th Pennsylvania district recalls J C Sibley as a congressman who secured the Doorkeeper position for the district and contends the post has moved to New York due to lack of influence. The writer laments the district's loss of prestige and calls for stronger advocacy by the current representative.
A neighbor defends Hon. J. G. Sibley against attacks by praising his labor relations. The note recalls Miller and Sibley paying higher wages, weekly pay, no layoffs since 1869, and care for sick workers, retirees, and even aged horses, asserting a master‑employee partnership built on respect.
The article lauds Joe Sibley for his lifelong charity and fairness. It recalls his aid to the hungry during Coxey's Army and his reputation as "Honest Joe" among horsemen. It rebuts claims of vice, praising his good works, sports support, and integrity ahead of the June 4 primary.
The Franklin Spectator defends J. C. Sibley as the Republican candidate for Congress against Wheeler of Forest County. It lauds Sibley as a lifelong Franklin resident, trusted businessman and generous donor, while criticizing the Prohibition press for harsh opposition. The paper urges Franklin residents to support Sibley despite press opposition.
Franklin’s Spectator editorial praises Mr. Sibley for public service while signaling preference for a Democrat to defeat him. The piece condemns personal attacks and endorses Champ Clark’s Democratic leadership, concluding Mr. Sibley remains highly respected regardless of party outcome.
A Middletown merchant with a lame back asks the treasury to redeem a $50 bill stuck to a heated porous plaster. The bill clung to the plaster when his wife applied it to his back, later discovered when the plaster was removed. Servants were suspected of theft before the find.
Exiles from Hayti claim Port Au Prince’s military governor imprisons political enemies and foresee a coming revolution in Kingston Jamaica dated June 2. The piece also recounts a Lincoln story from Colonel A K McClure’s Life of Lincoln and includes a brief letter from a son to his father expressing family wellbeing.
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